After Le Bai finished his last sentence, Ning Rongrong did not reply again.
Le Bai fell silent as well. One in front of the other, they quietly walked to the waiting room before the Soul Fight began.
Two-on-two Soul Fights were more unpredictable because there were two people working together and supporting each other, so they usually took longer to decide a winner.
By the time it was Le Bai and Ning Rongrong's turn, they had already waited in the room for over half an hour.
"Finally, it's our turn."
Le Bai stretched hard, producing an exaggerated series of cracking sounds throughout his body. Soul Power then leaked from him as though he were deflating, continuing for more than ten seconds before stopping. "I haven't stopped Spirit Power Overclocking in a long time. Surprisingly, I feel a little relaxed."
Ning Rongrong sneered. "Heh, keep forcing yourself. I won't support you later. The moment you're defeated, I'll surrender immediately."
"Sure, sure."
Le Bai said indifferently, "Say whatever you want now. Just don't forget what you promised."
Le Bai's reaction differed from what Ning Rongrong had imagined. She immediately lost interest and stopped talking.
The two walked silently through the entrance tunnel, the sound of their shoes striking the ground becoming increasingly distinct.
Two-on-two Soul Fights were more popular than One-on-One Soul Fights, so Le Bai put on a mask before entering.
As for Ning Rongrong... there was nothing he could do. Le Bai did not have enough money to buy a Storage Soul Tool, so he could not carry too many things with him.
There's no good solution. I can only end this battle quickly. That will reduce Ning Rongrong's "exposure" time and shift as much of the audience's attention onto me as possible.
Le Bai thought silently as he entered the arena.
Seeing Le Bai remain silent, Ning Rongrong assumed he was nervous or even afraid. She secretly rejoiced but did not show it.
People emerged from the tunnel opposite them as well—people they knew.
When Le Bai saw Tang San and Xiao Wu walk out from the opposite competitor's tunnel, he could not help sighing. "My luck is seriously awful!"
Ning Rongrong, however, was delighted. "Hahaha! Two level twenty-nines, and one of them is even from the Control System! Let's see how you defeat the two of them with level twenty-two Soul Power!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ning Rongrong suddenly thought of something. She pointed at Le Bai and shouted at Tang San and Xiao Wu, "You two, listen up! He promised me he wouldn't use Spirit Power Overclocking in this match! Didn't he beat you down yesterday? Today's your chance to get him back! I won't support him, so get him!"
Xiao Wu's eyes lit up when she heard that, and she could barely wait to try.
Tang San was much calmer. "Xiao Wu, don't rush! Le Bai is definitely not someone we can defeat easily. Even if he doesn't use Spirit Power Overclocking, his Soul Power Control and physical strength alone are enough to rival Battle Soul Masters whose Soul Power Levels are close to ours."
Ning Rongrong wanted to say more, but seeing Tang San's steady expression, she understood that he would not act rashly because of her words. She stamped her foot in frustration, ran to a corner of the arena, and plopped down, practically ready to surrender on the spot.
The host began speaking passionately before finally introducing the names of both teams.
"Next is the fifth two-on-two match—Three-Five Combination versus Exclamation Team!"
"Both teams are newly formed tonight! Will they bring us a fresh experience and a spectacular feast for the eyes and ears? Stay tuned!"
Le Bai took a deep breath and stepped forward. "This is a conflict between Ning Rongrong and me. I'm sorry for dragging you two into it. Against the two of you, if I don't use Spirit Power Overclocking, I can't afford to hold back. So give it everything you have too, or you'll suffer."
Tang San instantly became fully vigilant, but Xiao Wu looked unconcerned. "Hmph! You can't use Spirit Power Overclocking, yet you're still acting all tough?!"
Then, ignoring Tang San's attempt to stop her, she charged at Le Bai.
"I don't think I ever said that I couldn't fight without Spirit Power Overclocking, did I?"
Le Bai lowered his center of gravity slightly and assumed a starting stance. He concentrated all of his level twenty-two Soul Power and augmented his entire body with it. "One Blade Asura!"
There were no special effects—only a body that, under the stimulation of Soul Power, instantly tensed and temporarily surpassed its limits!
In the first second, Le Bai flashed past Xiao Wu at a speed beyond her ability to react and charged straight toward Tang San.
In the second second, Tang San barely caught sight of Le Bai with the augmentation of his Purple Demon Eye. He released his Martial Soul, and Blue Silver Grass rapidly grew from his hand, winding toward Le Bai. Xiao Wu, having recovered her senses, turned back to defend.
In the third second, Le Bai stomped a crater into the ground and accelerated further, reaching Tang San before Tang San's Blue Silver Grass could touch him. Xiao Wu had only made it halfway back.
In the fourth second, Tang San used Mysterious Jade Hand and Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon at the same time, trying to shift Le Bai slightly to avoid taking the impact head-on. But he was too late. His body could not keep up with the reaction speed of his brain and eyes. Xiao Wu finally arrived.
In the fifth second, Le Bai's charge hit. His shoulder slammed directly into Tang San's chest. The ribs in Tang San's chest gave a miserable cry, as though they might snap at any moment; his consciousness scattered instantly, and he came within a hair's breadth of passing out. Then his entire body flew back, crashed into the wall, spat out a mouthful of bloody foam, and lost its last shred of consciousness.
Xiao Wu's outstretched hand froze in midair. Watching Tang San get sent flying by Le Bai, she could not help screaming, "Brother—!!"
In the sixth second, Le Bai was like a ruthless killer devoid of emotion. Ignoring Xiao Wu's miserable cry, he followed the direction of the recoil from sending Tang San flying, twisted his body, and delivered a heavy kick to Xiao Wu's gluteus maximus.
In the seventh second, Xiao Wu flew into the wall. Because she forcibly used all four limbs to cushion herself, she did not pass out like Tang San, but she temporarily lost her ability to fight.
In the eighth second, blood suddenly burst from all over Le Bai's body. One moment, he had been standing there perfectly fine without a single wound on him. The next, blood was pouring from his entire body. It was terrifying to behold.
In the ninth second, Le Bai began gasping for breath. Blood mixed with the copious sweat pouring from his body and dripped to the ground. He swayed as though he might collapse from exhaustion at any moment, but he ultimately managed to remain standing.
In the tenth second, the host finally reacted and loudly announced the victory of Le Bai and Ning Rongrong's Exclamation Team.
Le Bai staggered over to Ning Rongrong. His face was covered by blood and his mask, making his expression impossible to read. "Yo, I won. And I didn't use Spirit Power Overclocking."
Ning Rongrong stood up and silently followed Le Bai out of the arena.
Once they reached the waiting room, Le Bai had barely sat down before the intense pain surging through his body made him suck in a sharp breath. "Hiss—this move's backlash is even fiercer than I expected. It actually made me bleed from everywhere..."
"You... what did you do?"
Ning Rongrong did not dare look at Le Bai. She stared at the ground as she asked.
"I just used augmented Soul Power to stimulate my physical abilities. Every Soul Master can do that."
Enduring the pain, Le Bai slowly gathered the remaining Soul Power within his body and began circulating it. His chaotic physical condition gradually returned to normal, his body's self-healing ability activated, and the pain slowly eased.
"You were willing to push yourself this far just to make me change..."
Ning Rongrong clenched her fists. "Do you... hate me that much?!"
"I don't hate you. I look down on you, but that doesn't mean I hate you. In the end, for a girl like you with talent, looks, and a good family background, normal men tend to like you more than hate you."
As Le Bai spoke, he slowly stood up. "All right, I need to find Oscar and have him help out. I hit a little too hard just now. I hope Tang San and Xiao Wu won't hold too much of a grudge against me."
"Hey!"
Ning Rongrong snapped out of her daze. "What did you mean by that just now? Explain... explain it clearly!"
"You're so annoying. Can't you wait until we get back to the Academy to talk about it... hiss!"
Thanks to [z189] [Beichuang Tulong Li Baba] for the reward.
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